NorthTec announces restructure - will close campuses

NorthTec has released details of its controversial restructure that includes closing campuses and dropping courses.

NorthTec has released details of the decisions it has reached on the restructuring proposals announced in October.

In a press release late yesterday afternoon the tertiary institute confirmed five programme areas will cease some or all of their delivery once students currently enrolled on these courses have completed them. An additional three programme areas have been given the opportunity to be reinstated if they have sufficient student demand for 2018.

The campuses at Kerikeri and Rawene will be closed - or rested as NorthTec prefers to call it.

Business Administration and Computing programmes will not be offered face to face in 2018 apart from one offering of Level 4 Business Administration and Computing in Whangarei required for a 'teach out' to meet contractual obligations.

NorthTec will not offer Construction and Painting courses at Awataha marae next year.

Students interested in studying on these courses will be offered similar alternative courses at Auckland-based institutions.

The Marine Adventure and Eco Tourism programme will not be delivered in 2018. NorthTec intends to review this programme as part of a future redevelopment plan to regrow the organisation against its strategic direction. The New Zealand Diploma in Applied Sciences Level 6 will not be offered in 2018 and will be replaced by a Level 4 delivery to reflect current student demand.

The tourism programme will continue to be offered in 2018. NorthTec has agreed new terms with its delivery partners for this programme, which now make it sustainable.
It had been hoped that at a decision could be made on affected Agriculture and Horticulture programmes. NorthTec is waiting for funding decisions from the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) and has been advised that these are imminent.

The polytech received 164 submissions in response to the restructuring proposals it outlined last month.